Oracle and Novell Certify Their Latest Enterprise Linux Offerings

WALTHAM, Mass. and Redwood Shores, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expanding their longtime partnership into the Linux* arena, Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced that Oracle's latest database, clustering, application server, collaboration solutions and enterprise applications are now available for and supported on Novell's SUSE(R) LINUX Enterprise Server 9. Oracle(R) Database 10g, Oracle Application Server 10g and Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Collaboration Suite, and Oracle E-Business Suite 11i 10 have all been tested and certified for deployment on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9. Customers can deploy Oracle products on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 knowing that Novell and Oracle stand behind them with world-class support and training.

"Oracle's support of key products on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 marks another important step in providing choice to customers," said Hal Bennett, vice president of alliances at Novell. "Combining the power of Oracle with the 2.6 Linux kernel in SUSE LINUX makes for a compelling data center option for enterprise customers."

Oracle on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 delivers impressive results. Oracle Database 10g running SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 recently set the TPC-C World Record on non-clustered Linux, demonstrating that Oracle on SUSE LINUX meets the scalability and high performance requirements of enterprise environments. These benchmark results can be reviewed here: http://www.oracle.com/solutions/performance_scalability/linux_wr_32.html

Oracle on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 also provides important business continuity power. Oracle Real Applications Clusters (RAC) on SUSE LINUX bring the scalability, performance, and non-stop availability demanded by mission critical applications and services. With the ability to deploy any packaged or custom application across a cluster of servers, RAC allows Oracle 10g to continue running without downtime if a server in the cluster fails. When more processing power is needed, customers can simply add more SUSE LINUX Enterprise Servers to the cluster.

"Oracle and Novell continue to build out the Linux ecosystem for customers worldwide," said Jamshed Patel, senior director, Linux Service Engineering at Oracle. "With a proven and robust combination of Oracle products running on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server, users can deploy Linux across their data center with utmost confidence in the technology and in the "single-point of contact" support model."

"Novell and Oracle are working together to provide solutions that perform -- right out of the box," added Bennett. "We do the integration work so our customers don't have to." About Oracle

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com . About Novell

Novell is a leading provider of information solutions that deliver secure identity management (Novell(R) Nsure(R)), Web application development (Novell exteNd(TM)) and cross-platform networking services (Novell Nterprise(TM)), all supported by strategic consulting and professional services (Novell Ngage(SM). Active in the open source community with its Ximian(R) and SUSE LINUX brands, Novell provides a full range of Linux products and services for the enterprise, from the desktop to the server. Novell's vision of one Net -- a world without information boundaries -- helps customers realize the value of their information securely and economically. For more information, call Novell's Customer Response Center at 888-321-4CRC (4272) or visit http://www.novell.com . Press should visit http://www.novell.com/pressroom . NOTE: Novell, Nsure and Ximian are registered trademarks; exteNd and Nterprise are trademarks; and Ngage is a service mark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. SUSE is a registered trademark of SUSE LINUX AG, a Novell business. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.